drawings
Red, or Black? Easily Change Component Colors in SOLIDWORKS’ Drawing View
Using Layers to Change Colors From time to time I am asked how to change the color of a specific component in a drawing view. For example, you might want to show one of the components in an assembly drawing view
... ContinuedHow to Customize Your Drawings with the Line Format Toolbar
The Line Format Toolbar can be used in drawings to change an entity’s appearance. Using this toolbar, we have the ability to control an entity’s color, line thickness, and line style. These appearances can be managed through layers to maintain
... ContinuedTop 10 Tips & Tricks for Working With Large Assemblies
1) Use the Large Assembly and Lightweight Modes for Assemblies/Drawings Large assembly mode will automatically triggersome set of performance improving options based on a user defined component threshold. Lightweight components have improved opening, rebuild, and closing times. Primarily the graphical
... ContinuedWhy are my symbols missing?
<MOD-DIAM>?!? What is this? Where is my diameter symbol? Sometimes when updating SOLIDWORKS, the file locations can get mixed up. This is usually due to running multiple versions on the same computer. SOLIDWORKS will take the file locations for the
... ContinuedSolidWars: The Phantom References
In SOLIDWORKS drawings we can have multiple sheets referencing different parts or assemblies as needed. Periodically, we may need to delete a sheet and/ or model views as part of the development process. When we remove a sheet from a
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Drawings – Automatically Create a Border
How to use the Automatic Border Feature The Automatic Border Feature quickly allows you to create a border in your sheet format. You can control every aspect of the border, including grid size and layout. When using the tool border,
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Tech Tip: 3D Drawing View Mode
Creating and presenting drawings for parts and assemblies is an important step in any design process. In some cases, it may be made difficult to see specific areas of the model in that drawing view. This typically results from the
... ContinuedFive Great Smart Dimension Tips for Sketch and Drawings
While every SOLIDWORKS user knows how to dimension lines, arcs or circles, I noticed that some engineers do not know the full power of Smart Dimension. So, in this tech blog I want to show you five handy tricks to
... ContinuedHow to add the thickness of sheet metal as gauge in a layout
When one designs products with sheet metal, industry uses the thickness values from a gauge table. For example, an 18 gauge is equivalent to a thickness of 0.0359in for a steel part. It is possible to use this kind of
... ContinuedHow to change Part Dimensions from Drawings?
The process flow for SOLIDWORKS usually starts with modeling a part / assembly and then afterwards creating a drawing from the model. Usually changes are made to the model and they are reflected across all the drawings. However, it is possible
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